Using the Origin shortcut

- The next feature to introduce is the Origin control.…AccuDraw has a shortcut key,…allowing you to define a temporary origin.…Use the view groups to select the AccuDraw Origin model…to use for construction and placement of elements.…This temporary origin allows you…to use Control-Delta distances…from existing elements,…and provides some really clever alignment methods.…Whenever you see the AccuDraw compass,…that is the origin that AccuDraw is going to work from.…

There are times when you will want to move the compass…to a specific location for calculation purposes.…To move the compass, you use the Origin shortcut.…For this example, I want to start a line…that's offset from the end or corner of an existing element.…Now let's select the Place Line command…and tentative-snap to the upper-right corner…of the rectangle.…Key in the shortcut O to move the AccuDraw compass…to this location.…

Drag the cursor in the X direction…and key in a distance of 25 feet,…then left-click to accept.…The line's start point is offset 25 feet…

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9/28/2015

Bentley MicroStation is a highly optimized 2D and 3D CAD and information-modeling program used by architects and engineers around the world. This course will get you up and running quickly, so you can complete simple 2D drawing projects, edit graphics, reference title blocks, and generate a plot of the final results with MicroStation.

Jeanne Aarhus begins with a tour of the interface and an introduction to the "language" of MicroStation. She then shows how to manipulate geometry, use the alignment and selection tools, work with levels and cells, and annotate and print drawings. The course features both architectural and civil examples, so you'll get a good understanding of MicroStation's many applications: in architecture, engineering, construction, utility systems, roads and rail, communications networks, water and wastewater networks, process plants, mining, and more.